Adam Katz | Cedarhurst Estate Lawyer

Katz Law Firm’s founder and managing partner, Adam Katz, is admitted to practice law in New York Supreme Court, Southern District, Eastern District and U.S. Tax Court. He is an active member of the ABA– American Bar Association, NYSBA – New York State Bar Association (and is also a member on the Trusts and Estates Law Committee), NAELA (National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys), NAEPC (National Association of Estate Planners and Councils) and EPCNC (Estate Planning Council of Nassau County). Adam received a plaque from Martindale-Hubble in 2017 for practicing law. He is recognized and listed for estate planning and probate services on Nolo.com and Avvo.com, where he voluntarily answers questions regarding various aspects within the practice of law. Adam has also been nominated to be a rising star SuperLawyer by Thomson Reuters since 2015. In addition, he has been selected to serve as Co-Counsel for other law firms and attorneys. Adam was invited and has accepted the position to become a State Practice Advisor for Interactive Legal, which is among the nation’s elite leading Trusts, Estates and Elder Law legal resource and knowledge base.

Adam’s unique academic background enabled him to gain exposure and valuable work experience across a wide variety of financial and legal positions. He has worked in the financial sector at Merill Lynch, practiced corporate litigation at Proskauer Rose LLP, intellectual property at Pennie & Edmonds, corporate transactional law at Jones Day and trusts and estates law at a number of firms. Adam has published articles on accounting and tax in BNA and decanting irrevocable trusts in the Nassau Lawyer. In addition, Adam has substituted as a law professor at Hofstra University’s School of Law and St. Johns Law School on trusts and estates drafting and tax law, lectured and participated in panels at Cardozo Law School and has given classes and presentations in various forums.

Adam earned his Juris Doctor at Fordham University School of Law, where he was Notes and Articles Editor for the Fordham Journal of Corporate and Financial Law. Additionally, Adam was selected as teacher’s assistant and student coordinator of a research team to publish a treatise on International Law. After law school, he received his Master of Laws in Taxation, with a focus on Trusts and Estates, from New York University School of Law in 2008, where he was elected to be Director of the NYU Law & Business Association and volunteered as a mediator in the NYU Mediation Clinic.

Katz Law Firm’s founder and managing partner, Adam Katz, is a cum laude graduate of Hofstra University where he graduated with two degrees and was given the Presidential Academic Fitness Award. Adam received his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics with honors and was Vice President of Kappa Mu Epsilon National Mathematics Honor Society. Adam also received a Bachelor of Arts with a triple-minor in Philosophy, Economics and Asian Studies. He was also elected to be Senator of Hofstra’s Student Government Association and was chosen to be a teacher’s assistant of Finite Calculus with Business Applications.

If you need to find a lawyer who you can trust in the Cedarhurst area, Katz Law Firm is ready to use our expertise to serve you—contact us today!

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Attorney	Katz Law Firm, PLLC	Cedarhurst, NY	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Fordham University School of Law	JD	Law School	2005
New York University School of Law	L.L.M	Estate and Gift Taxation	2008
Hofstra University	Bachelors		1997

State / Court	Date
United States Eastern District of New York	2011
United States Southern District of New York	2011
US Tax Court	2011
New York State Appellate Division of the Supreme Court	2007
New York	2007

• American Law Society | Member | 2017 - Present
  NAEPC (National Association of Estate Planners and Council) | Member | 2017 - Present
  EPCNC (Estate Planning Council, Inc. of Nassau County) | Member | 2017 - Present
  The New York Metropolitan Elder Law Institute | Member | 2016 - Present
  Martindate-Nolo Legal Network | Member | 2016 - Present
  NAELA (National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys) | Member | 2015 - Present
  ABA (American Bar Association) | Member | 2016 - Present
  NYSBA (New York State Bar Association) | Member | 2010 - Present

• New York Rising Star Award Recipient for Thomson Reuters SuperLawyers | 2015-2017
  Rising Star | SuperLawyers | 2016
  Rising Star | SuperLawyers | 2015

• Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) publication | Cost Segregation: The Art of Maximizing Depreciation Deductions | 2009
  Nassau Lawyer | Decanting An Irrevocable Trust: Are These Trusts Really Irrevocable? | 2008

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(2007) Licensed as Attorney in New York. Verified with New York State Unified Court System.	June 27, 2017

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